Commentary: 'La Quinta Soledad' is a Chicana adventure story

Aztlán Libre is alive and well in San Antonio.   The publishing venture, founded in 2009 by Anisa Onofre and Juan Tejeda, is doing brisk business, ...

March 17, 2023
8:50 PM

Aztlán Libre is alive and well in San Antonio.   The publishing venture, founded in 2009 by Anisa Onofre and Juan Tejeda, is doing brisk business, publishing 15 books dealing with Chicanx themes. The moniker Aztlan Libre is a reference to the mythic Aztec homeland. The 617-page debut novel, "La Quinta Soledad," by author Silviana Wood, published by Aztlan Libre Press in November 2022, is reminiscent of big tomes like John Steinbeck's "East of Eden" and James Joyce's "Ulysses." Books that are engaging and exhausting to read.

Rafael Castillo